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Zingiber officinale, Roscoe. Ginger. Fig. 4047. Sts. normally more than 3 ft. high from a tuberous rhizome: lvs. sessile, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, attenuate-acuminate at base, up to 8 in. long and scarcely 3/4 in. broad: spikes ellipsoidal, obtuse, dense, 2 in. long; bracts ovate, pale green, margins often yellow: calyx crenate; corolla yellowish green, lobes lanceolate, acute, lip oblong-ovate, purple, yellow-spotted, lateral lobes ovate, acute. Native of Trop. Asia, but cult. throughout the tropics and intro. into S. Fla. Gn. 26, p. 284.
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Zingiber officinale, Roscoe. Ginger. Sts. normally more than 3 ft. high from a tuberous rhizome: lvs. sessile, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, attenuate-acuminate at base, up to 8 in. long and scarcely 3/4 in. broad: spikes ellipsoidal, obtuse, dense, 2 in. long; bracts ovate, pale green, margins often yellow: calyx crenate; corolla yellowish green, lobes lanceolate, acute, lip oblong-ovate, purple, yellow-spotted, lateral lobes ovate, acute. Native of Trop. Asia, but cult. throughout the tropics and intro. into S. Fla.
 
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''[[Zingiber]] officinale'' is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes.  Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms.  Most forms sterile.  
 
''[[Zingiber]] officinale'' is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes.  Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms.  Most forms sterile.  
  
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==Gallery==
 
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Image:Zingiber officinale01.jpg|Ginger root
 
Image:ginger-section.jpg|Ginger section
 
Image:ginger-section.jpg|Ginger section
 
Image:gingerfield.jpg|Ginger field
 
Image:gingerfield.jpg|Ginger field
 
Image:Koeh-146.jpg|Sketch of ginger plant
 
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
 
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
 
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 8 December 2009


Ginger plant


Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: ⇕ 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Width: ⇔ 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Tropical Asia
Poisonous: ☠ reactions in some
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ part-sun
Features: ✓ edible
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Scientific Names

Zingiberaceae >

Zingiber >

officinale >



Read about Ginger in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Zingiber officinale, Roscoe. Ginger. Sts. normally more than 3 ft. high from a tuberous rhizome: lvs. sessile, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, attenuate-acuminate at base, up to 8 in. long and scarcely 3/4 in. broad: spikes ellipsoidal, obtuse, dense, 2 in. long; bracts ovate, pale green, margins often yellow: calyx crenate; corolla yellowish green, lobes lanceolate, acute, lip oblong-ovate, purple, yellow-spotted, lateral lobes ovate, acute. Native of Trop. Asia, but cult. throughout the tropics and intro. into S. Fla.


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Zingiber officinale is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes. Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms. Most forms sterile.


More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Similar species

Gallery

  • Ginger root

  • Ginger section

  • Ginger field

  • Sketch of ginger plant

  • Zingiber officinale young sprout.jpg

References

External links


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